HOOPOE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOOPOE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOPOE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOPOE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOPOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoopoesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOPOE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOOPOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does HOOPOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A pinkish-brown bird with black and white wings, a long curved bill and a fan-like crest.
The hoopoe lives across Africa, Europe and Asia and is easy to recognise when it raises its crest. Its name imitates its soft, repeated call, a low hoo-poo-poo. It probes the ground for insects and appears in myth and folklore from the Bible and the Quran to Persian poetry, where it is often a wise messenger.
How HOOPOE is used
Common in birdwatching and nature writing; also spelled hoopoo.
- A hoopoe landed on the lawn and spread its crest.
- We heard the hoopoe calling from the olive grove.
- The hoopoe is the national bird of Israel.
- Her field guide showed a hoopoe on the cover.
- In the old tale, the hoopoe carries messages to a king.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOPOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOPOE
1 longer words begin with HOOPOE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOPOE
Common questions about HOOPOE
- Is HOOPOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOPOE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOPOE worth?
- HOOPOE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOPOE mean?
- A pinkish-brown bird with black and white wings, a long curved bill and a fan-like crest.
- What letters can be added to HOOPOE?
- HOOPOE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOOPOE:
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